Hitchcock Road Animal Services (Monterey County)

Hours: Licensing, stray drop-off and owner redemption Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM; adoptions Tuesday-Saturday 1-4PM; field services Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

What it is

Shelters and rescues

Service area

Monterey County

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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County animal shelter and field services: pet adoptions, lost and found pets, stray animal drop-off, owner redemption, dog licensing, animal complaints and animal bite and rabies reports.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
An independently researched listing, not a statement of partnership or endorsement.

Good to know

• How to get started: Call the main line at (831) 769-8850 or field services at (831) 769-8856, or visit the shelter.

Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines

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More shelters, foster and boarding, end-of-life care and pet loss near Salinas

• SPCA Monterey County Adoption Center and Animal Shelter · Salinas · 4 mi
• SPCA Monterey County Free Behavior Helpline · Salinas · 4 mi
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (Watsonville) · Watsonville · 20 mi
• BirchBark Foundation - Pet Loss Grief Support · Santa Cruz · 27 mi
• Santa Cruz SPCA · Santa Cruz · 28 mi

Other help near Salinas

• Spay/neuter SPCA Monterey County Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuter · Salinas · 4 mi
• Pet food SPCA Monterey County Free Pet Food Bank · Salinas · 4 mi
• Low-cost care SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics · Salinas · 4 mi
• Emergency BluePearl Pet Hospital (Monterey) · Monterey · 11 mi
• Vet bills BirchBark Foundation - PetAid Program · Santa Cruz · 27 mi

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Sources

Hitchcock Road Animal Services (Monterey County) official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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